January 1970

Faculty of Architecture, Bialystok University of Technology, Unibep, Danwood

Nationwide

On November 24, the results of the nationwide competition for the best master's thesis completed in the field of Architecture (Architecture and Urban Planning) and defended in 2022-2023—"Wood in Architecture"—were announced at a gala ceremony at the Faculty of Architecture of the Bialystok University of Technology.

The ceremony was accompanied by the opening of the post-competition exhibition, which can be seen in the hall of the PB Department of Architecture until the end of November.

The idea of the "Wood in Architecture" competition is to spread knowledge about the value and uniqueness of wooden architecture. The jury's evaluation criteria include both the value of architectural solutions, in which the versatile qualities of wood are shown, and the quality of the relationship between the material and the shaped form.

The competition rewards both the authors of the thesis and their supervisors.

The competition is the result of cooperation between the Faculty of Architecture at the Bialystok University of Technology and Unihouse SA and Danwood SA.

A record number of 53 diploma theses from architecture faculties from all over Poland were submitted for this year's edition of the competition. They were judged by a jury consisting of:

• Tatiana Misijuk, Ph.D.,Prof. PB, dean of the Faculty of Architecture of PB—chairwoman of the jury,
• arch. Waldemar Jasiewicz—Podlaska Regional Chamber of Architects of the Republic of Poland, ref,
• arch. Tomasz Duryński—Danwood SA,
• arch. Tomasz Perkowski—Unihouse branch of Unibep SA,
• arch. Wojciech Poplawski—OP Architekten,
• arch. Marcin Marczak—Chairman of the Podlaska Regional Chamber of Architects of the Republic of Poland.

The group of works nominated for the award included 10 diplomas, from among them the jury selected the best five, which were awarded three main prizes and two honorable mentions.

First Prize was awarded to Hubert Przybyszewski for his work "Ordering architectural activities in chaotic urban fringe development. The design of a complex of residential buildings in Zawady, Warsaw, done at the Warsaw University of Technology. His supervisors were Dr. Grzegorz Rytel and Maciej Miłobędzki.

Second Prize was awarded to Karolina Kozłowska of the Poznan University of Technology, and Third Prize to Patrycja Mróz of the Bialystok University of Technology.

Two equal honorable mentions were awarded to: Damian Antoni Kasperowicz (Warsaw University of Technology) and Szymon Kolcz (Cracow University of Technology).